Old Zhou head sneaked back to the room, Qian was getting shoe soles on the couch by the window, this was for his sons, they often had to go out, thicker soles were better for their feet and durable.
Because there was a screen in the middle, she didn't see the old Zhou who was poking his head, but when she heard the movement, she raised her voice and asked, "Have they arranged the new house?"
Old Zhou was taken aback and almost fell down. He let out an "ah" and replied, "Everything is almost done."
He stood and waited for a while, and seeing that the old wife had no intention of speaking, he turned around and quietly entered the inner room.
He took out the two strings of money in his arms, felt in the depths of the cabinet at the end of the bed, and finally found a box. After opening it, he quickly stuffed the two strings of money in, then glanced at the door, and saw No one came over, so he took a long breath and stuffed the box back.
Old Zhou closed the door of the cupboard, stood and looked at it and became satisfied, then turned around and went out with his hands behind his back.
He said to Qian: "I'll go ahead and have a look. Man Bao bought a lot of eggs and came back."
Qian felt that his voice was two points higher, lowered his head and took the time to think about it. He didn't know what kind of eggs Man Bao bought back, so he responded casually.
The old Zhou head went to the front.
Zhou Dalang has already found his two younger brothers, and also his third son and others who live in the front yard to help carry the baskets back to the yard.
They were also surprised that Man Bao had bought so many eggs, Little Qian thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid they are not for eating, but for hatching chickens, right?"
Zhou Zhou Lang said: "It's useless to ask me, you have to ask Li Jun about this matter, she must know Man Bao's idea."
Zhou Dalang turned his head left and right and asked, "Where is Li Jun?"
Fang said: "Going out, she went to deliver moisturizing cream to someone, and I guess it will be a while before she comes back."
Xiaoqian has already rolled up his sleeves and said: "Let's count it first, we can't stop working if she doesn't come back."
Zhou Dalang sighed, he just felt that these kids would come up with whatever they want, but they still have money and big ideas, so no one can stop them.
He turned his head and said to Zhou Zhoulang who was standing there lazily: "What are you still doing, go find a few pieces of thicker cloth to cover the wing room where the three children often play, and light the oil lamp to see if there are eggs."
Zhou Zhoulang opened his mouth wide, pointed to these baskets and said, "So many eggs, do you want to see them one by one?"
Zhou Dalang asked: "Otherwise, if one is missed, wouldn't it be a waste to hatch together?"
Zhou Zhoulang was speechless, and was pulled by Fang, so he could only go to work in silence.
The couple covered the windows with cloth and closed the door, and the room became dark. Zhou Zhoulang came over with several oil lamps in his arms, and sighed, "If you want me to say, our family doesn't lack money for eggs right now." , it hatches as soon as it hatches, and if the chicks fail to hatch, rotten eggs are also useful."
Fang said angrily: "What's the use? Is it going to hit you on the head?"
She said: "If you are not in charge of your family, you don't know how much firewood, rice, oil and salt are. Do you know how much our family spends every day?"
"Ask Li Jun about this. I only know that I have made a lot of money every day."
Knowing that he was a poor talker, Fang patted him and said, "Be honest, Dad will come up and hear it later, let's see if he beats you up."
Zhou Lang stopped talking.
Several people carried two baskets of eggs into the house, lit the oil lamps and began to watch.
It's not difficult to see the breeding eggs, everyone in the old Zhou's family can read them, the third son and the others can't at first, but after a little teaching from Zhou Zhoulang, they will be able to.
One oil lamp can be watched by two people together. Zhou Zhoulang took out six oil lamps after wandering around in each room.
Xiaoqian brought another basket, and spread a layer of empty rice husks on the bottom as the farmers prepared. Then everyone looked at the eggs, and after confirming that they were breeding eggs, they put them in the basket here.
Everyone spreads a layer of eggs, put the empty rice husks in the baskets over there, and continue to look after the next layer of eggs is exposed, and then lay another layer of eggs, as long as there is no gap, there are empty rice husks Buffer, generally eggs will not be damaged.
After Lao Zhou came up, he naturally had to follow suit. Even Mrs. Liu in the other side courtyard heard about it and brought Mrs. Zheng and several maidservants over to join in the fun.
Everyone squeezed into a room, and those who know how to teach them would not be able to do so. Mrs. Liu felt her eyes sour after watching a few more, and she shook her head again and again, "It can't be done, as people get older, they can't see clearly when they concentrate their eyes. "
Mrs. Qian also came, and she said with a smile: "My in-laws read a lot of books. I read Manbao for a long time, and my eyes turned red, and shed tears easily when the wind blows. Later, she read medical books and said It's also a disease, and I haven't dared to read for such a long time since then. The in-laws might as well rest their eyes and let them rest."
She smiled and said, "If you're bored, it's fine to talk to us."
Mrs. Liu responded with a smile, and asked: "So many eggs, after they hatch, they have to be raised in the job field. Are Manbao and the others planning to raise them by themselves, or hand them over to the tenants?"
Mrs. Qian sighed, "I reckon they must be handed over to the tenants to raise them. I haven't heard them say that they need to hire another long-term laborer. If so many chickens are raised together, they will easily get sick. If they are separated, it will be more difficult. Better."
Mrs. Liu nodded.
When Li Jun came back from delivering the medicine, she confirmed their idea. She said: "I have reserved all the hens. After seeing the eggs tonight, fourth uncle and I will deliver the chickens and eggs together tomorrow." Let's go to Pucun."
Old Zhou Tou almost jumped, "You even bought a hen?"
"I bought it. I bought a hundred. I asked my aunt. It is best to put twenty-one or two eggs in a chicken coop. If there are too many eggs, it will be troublesome. It happens to be one for each household. It will hatch by then." You can also let it take chickens, so as not to be caught by the eagles in the sky."
Old Zhou asked, "Have you ever calculated how much you can earn back after spending so much money?"
"Forget it," Li Jun said, "I have already agreed with them. Give them 20 eggs, at least 16 chicks will hatch, and at least 12 chicks will survive until June next year. If twelve or more survived, we will get four or six points, if eight or more live, but below twelve, we will get five or five points, and if the last ones we feed are less than eight, it will be all ours.”
"If you raise poorly, you have to give us back one hen. Forget the eggs. If you raise well, you will still give us 20 breeding eggs next year." Li Jun said: "Grandpa, when we bought eggs, we counted them all. There are only 200 roosters in total, and the rest are all hens. If you do the math, even if only 1,000 of the 2,000 eggs become big chickens, we will have 500 chickens in a 50-50 situation. In terms of probability, there are about 125 roosters, and the remaining 375 are hens. They will be able to lay eggs in June next year. Eighty-seven and a half, the five hundred chickens are all ours, and of course all the eggs they lay are ours, that is to say, we can recover two thousand eggs in eleven days, and there are five more chickens. Hundred chickens, do you think they made money or not?"